pecuniary interest

collocation in English

meaningsofpecuniaryandinterest

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pecuniary
adjective
uk
/pɪˈkjuː.njər.i/us
/pɪˈkjuː.ni.er/
relating ...
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interest
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.trəst/us
/ˈɪn.trɪst/
the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and to discover more ...
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(Definition ofpecuniaryandinterestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Perhaps one person would drink one bottle of lemonade and hispecuniaryinterestmight be the princely sum of 20p.
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I have nopecuniaryinterestin a publishing firm nor has my daughter, except that she is employed by one as a salaried executive director.
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It is for councillors themselves to determine whether they have apecuniaryinterestand, if they have, to make application for a dispensation.
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I am sure that that echo of encouragement will reflect on the points aboutpecuniaryinterest.
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The fact that he is a member of a movement which has certain views does not constitute a directpecuniaryinterest.
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But the responsibility for deciding initially whether apecuniaryinterestexists in any given situation rests with the individual member.
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Paragraph 3 of that circular points out that there may be apecuniaryinterest.
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They may take a full part in the many housing questions in which they do not have apecuniaryinterest.
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But members who live in council houses may take full part in the many housing questions in which they have nopecuniaryinterest.
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The courts have held that they have apecuniaryinterestin any matter relating to the rents of council houses.
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That bank has apecuniaryinterestin this matter and would no doubt benefit if this amendment were carried.
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As she would thereby lose money, she had some directpecuniaryinterest.
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We have not quantified the measure of thepecuniaryinterestwhich derives from the availability of hospitality this evening.
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He never acquires ownership or apecuniaryinterestin the buildings.
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He never acquired apecuniaryinterestin the buildings.
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Those gentlemen have nopecuniaryinterestwhatsoever in racing.
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I have nopecuniaryinterestother than as simply a paying member of that union.
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Where shall we stop with an indirectpecuniaryinterest?
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However, it is important to ensure that authorities do not have anypecuniaryinterestin cases which they are prosecuting.
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